Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:53:32 -0600 From: Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> To: Benjamin Sher <delphi123@zebra.net>, "Daniel A." <ldrada@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Urgent FreeBSD Boot question! Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20060320155231.027d8c70@mail.computinginnovations.com> In-Reply-To: <441F21CD.1020906@zebra.net> References: <441F1CB1.3000807@zebra.net> <5ceb5d550603201327y52c4ee93o6f38fb38db098556@mail.gmail.com> <441F21CD.1020906@zebra.net>
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Look in the tools folder on the FreeBSD CD for booteasy. You can load
booteasy onto both hard disks from a command window under XP.
-Derek
At 03:42 PM 3/20/2006, Benjamin Sher wrote:
>Dear Daniel:
>
>I have an old but very reliable Dell Dimension 8200 that's 6 years old. It
>does not have a boot option for both of my separate hard disks. The only
>BOOT options are: floppy, CD or hard drive. That's why I need the boot
>manager solution.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Daniel A. wrote:
>>On 3/20/06, Benjamin Sher <delphi123@zebra.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Dear friends:
>>>
>>>I decided to go out and buy the latest issue of Linux Format with the
>>>FreeBSD 6 CD. I am very glad I did. FreeBSD is tough to install, but
>>>after spending several hours I finally succeeded in doing a perfect
>>>installation. ONE BIG PROBLEM: When I removed the CD and rebooted, I got
>>>into my Windows XP (I have two separate disks, one for Windows, one of
>>>FreeBSD). There was no way to get into FreeBSD. Naturally, I went into
>>>my BIOS and changed the boot sequence from CD to Hard Drive. That only
>>>caused my system to boot into Windows XP.
>>>
>>>I read the instructions about the FreeBSD Boot Manager. It said clearly
>>>that it should allow switching from one OS to another. But I did not see
>>>any configuration for that. How, may I ask, do I do this while
>>>installing FreeBSD? How do I change this configuration to guarantee that
>>>all my work won't go down the toilet and that when I reboot, I will see
>>>Lilo or whatever as a boot manager that will allow me to select either
>>>FreeBSD or Windows?
>>>
>>>I am looking forward to solving this and then to actually seeing FreeBSD
>>>for the first time.
>>>
>>>Thank you so much in advance.
>>>
>>>Benjamin
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>>>
>>In your BIOS, make changes so that the system boots from HDD1 instead of HDD0
>>
>>
>>
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